Today in the News: 'Jesus' wife' papyrus is not a fake, experts say

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Apr 10, 2014 at 8:00 PM

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A group of scientists that tested a controversial business-card sized piece of papyrus that mentions Jesus' wife concluded that the document is not a fake. Harvard Divinity School said in a statement, "A wide range of scientific testing indicates that a papyrus fragment containing the words, 'Jesus said to them, my wife' is an ancient document, dating between the sixth to ninth centuries CE." Scientists tested the papyrus, the ink, the handwriting and the grammar, CNN reported.

Quote of note

"This is not a dysfunctional family. They're like the Brady Bunch. These parents are active with their two sons, and we're trying to figure out what happened." - Attorney Patrick Thomassey, talking to CNN about his client, 16-year-old Alex Hribal, who is accused of a knife attack at his Pennsylvania school. Police say Hribal used two kitchen knives during the attack, which left 20 students and a security officer injured. Twenty-one counts of aggravated assault were filed against Hribal, who also was charged as an adult.